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You couldn't even do some of these legit in a video game

What harold meant was "Zetterberg not having two or three Selke wins is pretty ridiculous given the fact that his primary use is as a shutdown center against the opposing team's top line, and he executes that role better than any other player in the league"

Plus they have like $27m in cap space. Although, it does make me curious about their decision to decline to sign MacArthur.

Ladd would likely get $3m from an arbitrator when compared to MacArthur's. He'd probably be worth it to them. It'd be stupid to trade for them and not sign them though.

Byfuglien is contracted through 2010/2011 as is Todd White. These guys are still without contracts, but I'm sure Little, Ladd, Eager and Bergfors are more likely to be regulars for Atlanta than Cormier. They're all RFA's. I would imagine their re-signing would be somewhat of a formality.

I heard that Darren Helm will be having a 1 hour special on FSN Detroit which will air on Thursday night. He will be announcing which NHL team he will be signing with. Rumours have the Wings being the favourites. He is trying to convince his best friend Justin Abdelkader to sign with the Wings as well. During this 1 hour special FSN Detroit plans on interviewing members of Helm's family as well as his closest friends which may or may not include Jimmy Howard. Darren's kindergarten teacher as well as his first girlfriend will be on as well. The teacher always wanted to grab little Darren for misbehaving. But he was too fast to grab. He apparently he stole another kid's (rumoured to be Justin Abdelkader) milk and chugged it champagne style like he had just won the Cup. Abdelkader grew up idolizing Mike Modano and even bought a pair of fake buck teeth to look just like him. There will also be an update on where Mike Modano will sign. Helm and Abdelkader have been rumoured to be holding signs outside Joe Louis Arena which read JUST SIGN MIKEY MO WHY DONTA YA KNOW YA BUCKTOOTHED HOMO. This may not be a part of the 1 hour special. There will also be a special update on Jason Williams. He was last seen being a hobo outside Joe Louis Arena selling broken Pavel Datsyuk hockey sticks. Mike Babcock is also going to give his take on Helm, Abdelkader and Mike Modano. Babcock is also scheduled to show his new gangsta rap video with he, Datsyuk and Zetterberg. The video is called RUDE BOYS. Here is an excerpt from the video... BABS: TELL ME RUDE DATS DATS CAN YOU SHOOT IT UP DATS: TELL ME RUDE HUDS HUDS ARE YOU BIG ENOUGH Z: FAKE IT, FAKE IT You all need to watch this. I know for myself, my very life depends on this. I need to know where in the hell Helm and Abdelkader will be signing. I will not able to sleep or even breathe for the next 24 hours. I'm going to watch Game 6 of the Cup Final from 2008 again and douse myself with a beer filled gatorade bottle just to prepare myself for tomorrow's epic annoncement. You all should too.

Easily one of my favorite moments of the 08/09 playoff run. Gotta love a fan base that appreciates the finer aspects of the game!

You mean the star of "Advanced Puck Ragging: How to Outhustle Your Opponents and Kill Penalties"? I hope we sign him to a 17yr deal.

Because teams are willing to pay him what hes demanding

I also find it funny that the Devils had a press conference announcing the contract...and then they got smacked down by the league. That's just embarrassing.

Zetterberg and Franzen's contracts take them up to age 40 (look at Lidstrom, Yzerman, Chelios, Hasek, etc...) The Wings have a history of utilizing older players later in their careers than most teams, so these deals are not at ALL out of the realm of possibility of being completed... Hossa's deal is sketchy, as it takes him to 42/43 and he has had a few injuries with the way he plays - much less likely to get completed, but also only a 12 year deal... not 17 Pronger's deal - after 35, so if they want to sign him to 100 years, let them - it's on the cap regardless and it's their own choice if they want to eat future cap after he retires... This deal there wasn't even a grey area, it was flat out designed to circumvent the cap and there is NO way he will complete this contract, or at bare minimum (if you REALLY want to stretch) complete this contract at the value it is for. Keep things in perspective...

Tomorrow at 8pm on TSN. Kovi: The Decision.

Henrik Zetterberg is the shiznit. *shrugs*

And to this day Steve Yzerman finds a way to f*** the Flyers over. First in 1997, now this.

make that two...

Shortly after Osgood got sick, he started in a game against Nashville, and won 3-2. Who was in net THE NEXT THREE GAMES after that win? Do you honestly think Osgood was given much of a chance at that point?

A game. He had a stretch of 20+ games where he did not see the ice. Last I checked, that's not "getting a start to prove himself" and more "let's shut up the Howard haters".

MARTY TURCO WILL NEVER BE A RED WING

I'm not sure I can take care of *** sloppy seconds, so you take care of him for both of us!

"What's the problem? . . . Hudler had a chick and a pole on his day with the cup too."

I hope he improves his 5 hole. Also, he and Babcock need to work out their differences, because it wound up becoming detrimental to us in the long run.

Wings-Lightning in the Cup Finals

I can't see him as a front office person. It just doesn't fit. He needs to be on the bench screaming at refs when they make bad calls. And coaching or something.

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